swift changeover ?

Having been through about a half dozen "mergers" - sometime as the buyer, sometimes as the buyee - change is going to happen.

Some change is not going to have net impact. Things will just be different, neither good or bad.

Same change is going to cost. Either in compensation or perks. You not going to get something you used to have.

Some change is going to be good. You're going to get something you didn't have before. Sounds like the idle policy may fall into this. Also followed up a rumor that I got yesterday. For the Central O/Os, it looks like Swift may be looking to open up the broker program to reefer freight.

 

That's a riddle you Almost have to read twice

 

What I did as company driver was just pay for the scales out of my pocket and scan them in for reimbursement. It was easier. No advances etc. As a owner op you scale pay and file them. Swift doesn't reimburse us supposedly they will if you have to t call loads over 35 k and a few others I don't worry about them tho. I just write it off

Also the waiting game on the phone. That is a whole story all on its own. Greer terminal gets all pissy when you call instead of sending messages. So one time I dropped a trailer at a Walmart and had a load that required a v3 trailer no plywood sides well there was only 2 ms carrier trailers and I had only a hour to go 30 miles for pickup so I send a message like the special Olympics ect team wanted and I sat for a hour and a half waiting for a reply message and because they won't answer the phone unless it's a emergency and then sent a macro 22 for running late reason being waiting on instructions on what to do from ect in greer. It's nice to throw that cap in their face once in a while. That's the reason I love the brokers. It phone calls. The day that changes is the day it sucks again lol. You will get use to swift ways.

 

Oh and plus one is your friend lol

 

This scale thing is going to irk the hell out of me. Figure an average of 3 loads per week, $30 for scales. So I have to either go thru some convoluted cash advance to card, then use ATM at $4 a pop to pay for the scale or pay out of pocket and wait 1-2 weeks to get reimbursed. So I'm basically loaning the company $30 every week. Can I charge interest? Can I charge a transaction fee? It just feels very lopsided.

On a side note ... never accidentally leave a Snickers bar in a plastic bag anywhere near the bunk heater.

 

Keep in mind your office staff is going through change also and have to figure out how to make things work ... This impacts me too ... I have a very, very good DM, who is currently not available to me as she is in SLC training Central.

 

Like mysticJZ. Said I have a awesome dm she lefts me alone and let's me run the way I need to run but when the need a rises she is quick to get things done. It the weekend and after hour people is what makes it fun. Once the dust settles I think it will go smooth for you guys. And the scales tickets for swift anyways is as long as they are scan in by midnight Wednesday Phoenix time they will be on that check.

 

I bet that snickers became anice and toasty mush bag